Structure 1023880 · St. Lawrence County, NY

RTE 37 over Grasse River

Carries RTE 37 over Grasse River, .5 M W RTE 37 And 56 Int.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT520 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

520 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 1989
Length520.0 ft158.5 m
Daily traffic5,150counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountySt. Lawrence
Location.5 M W RTE 37 And 56 Int
CarriesRTE 37
CrossesGrasse River
Coordinates44.92241, -74.92685

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length520.0 ft (158.5 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2092.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,150 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000001023880

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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